Links

www.trimet.org — Check the routes, schedules and special events schedules for Trimet buses, MAX and the Portland Streetcar. This site can provide help with map & schedules, finding the service closest to you, fares and special riding circumstances like how to take a bike and special needs access. Getting around the city without a car is as easy as this link.

www.portlandonline.com — Here is the catch-all location for Portland information. Links to city goverment, calendars, visitors services, transportation, neighborhood offices, contact information for city departments and officials. Find out the schedule for your favorites sports team or the useful information about your favorite park.

www.metro-region.org — Metro protects open space and parks, plans for land use and transportation, and manages garbage disposal and recycling for 1.3 million residents in three counties and 24 cities in the Portland, Oregon, region.

www.multnomah.or.us — One of our favorite places, the library, is a part of this county web site along with tax information, pet restrictions and aid and a plethora of other community services.

www.cascadelink.org — CascadeLink, your community information network, serves the Portland OR & Vancouver WA area. Find local farmers' markets or links or information about jobs seekers, education, elections, environment, health, housing, jobs, libraries, news, organizations, volunteerism, and transportation.

www.pearldistrict.org — What you need to know about the neighborhood that is in the know.

www.ci.portland.or.us — The official City of Portland site is loaded with information about city services, bureaus, building codes and permits, City Council agendas, elected officials, city financial reports, maps, FAQs, and more.

www.portlandmaps.com — An excellent way to see details about houses in Portland. By typing in an address in the city you will find a description of the house, its square footage, number of bedrooms, baths, market value, assessed value, property taxes, and much more.

www.kidfriendlycities.org/2001/city233.html — Portland ranks very highly among the most kid-friendly cities in the U.S. Find out why here. There’s a link to the Children’s Museum, and information on park acreage, and library circulation per child. Here you will find a complete “report card” on brining up young ones in our fair city.

www.nthp.org — The official site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, this site gives you information on saving historic properties, as well as ways to support preservation efforts. And you’ll learn a lot here about the National Trust itself.

www.nwnw.org — The web page of the Neighbors West/Northwest Coalition, a neighborhood district association whose role is to help “ensure participatory democracy.” The group gets involved in projects in such northwest neighborhoods as Goose Hollow, the Pearl District, Northwest Heights, Linnton, Forest Park, and Sylvan-Highlands. You’ll also find helpful neighborhood maps here. http://www.ci.portland.or.us/

http://www.oldtownchinatown.com — About Old Town Chinatown. Anchored by Portland Saturday Market and the Chinese Classical Garden, Old Town Chinatown is one of downtown Portland's richest neighborhoods. Come and you will find a diverse and caring community buzzing with dragons and bubble tea, eclectic shops and professional offices, fine restaurants and nightclubs, galleries and homes, all amidst the wonderful architecture of this historic Portland neighborhood.

School Web sites and include the following:
Portland Public Schools: www.pps.k12.or.us
Lake Oswego School district: www.loswego.k12.or.us
Beaverton School district: www.beaverton.k12.or.us